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By then, he will have all three: money, works, and fame!

In addition, everyone likes handsome men and beautiful women nowadays.

A guy as handsome as him, even more so than a celebrity, plus the title of a genius author, would definitely explode in popularity in no time if managed properly!

If Shiro Shiro can finish writing the beginning of the novel he just showed me and self-publish it, his income will definitely be very high!

Regardless of whether he can earn more than he would at a publishing house, one thing is certain: the copyright is 100% in his own hands!

Moreover, after he became famous, other publishing houses would flock to him to ask for cooperation.

Even if he were to publish it at his own expense, he would still be willing to help.

After all, publishing houses offer this service, and because they can make a considerable profit from it, many publishing houses are willing to do so!

So at that point, it won't be a question of whether our company wants him or not, but rather which company he chooses to cooperate with.

The young man, Shiro Kaede, is indeed very clever. He knows how to use the phrase "self-publishing" as a bargaining chip!

And most importantly, this brat actually brought up his arch-rival Kodansha to speak for him?

The editor-in-chief of Kodansha is his lifelong rival!

Once that guy finds out he couldn't reach an agreement with Shiro Kaede, he'll definitely be willing to accept this genius boy's manuscript!

Perhaps at the Naoki Prize ceremony, he will take the opportunity to mock himself.

Morio Yamanaka couldn't stand Kodansha, that scoundrel, defecating on his head, nor could he tolerate missing out on a genius author!

After thinking it over and over, he closed his eyes and coldly snorted:

"From now on, you'll get at least 50% of the revenue from every book you sign, plus 80% of the copyright!"

"In addition to the above conditions, I will give you the best possible promotion for any book you submit to our publishing house!"

"However, the requirement is that you must submit your work to me first!"

"And you absolutely must not submit your work to Kodansha!"

Seeing that Shirafu was deep in thought, Yamanaka Morio reminded him again:

"Kid, know when to stop. This is my final concession!"

"And I think what I, an old man, said still carries considerable weight in the industry."

I hope you make the right choice!

Shiro Kaede pretended not to hear the old man's threat and smiled slightly:

"Although I know that you, Editor-in-Chief Yamanaka, don't have a good relationship with the editor-in-chief of Kodansha, and that person would probably be happy to accept my manuscript, it doesn't matter. Considering that you have been an upright person all your life, far better than that editor-in-chief, and that you were once the chairman of the Writers' Association, I will of course agree to your proposal!"

"So, deal!"

When Yamanaka Morio heard that Shirakaze had investigated his and Kodansha's editor-in-chief's deeds, he became somewhat angry!

But after hearing Bai Feng say that he was more upright than that scoundrel, he tilted his head slightly, a slight smile playing on his lips, and thought that this kid was quite good at talking!

"Okay, I'm tired!"

"I'll contact them about your contract."

"After you go down there, sign the contract with them."

After nodding goodbye, Shiro Shiro left and took the elevator.

I'm going back to the floor I just went to find Igarashi Chinatsu and the others to sign contracts.

While riding the elevator, Shiro Shiro looked at the manuscript in his backpack.

He knew that if you wanted to make money by cooperating with others, you had to know how to share profits.

If we don't offer concessions, then what others can't get will be destroyed!

Moreover, it would be incredibly troublesome for him to actually self-publish.

Money is a minor issue; the main problem is the sheer amount of trouble involved in making all the necessary contacts, establishing sales channels, contacting bookstores, recruiting employees, and so on!

It's not something that can be done in a few days, and you'll encounter obstacles everywhere!

Without the help of people in the industry, it would be very difficult to get this started.

As for Bai Feng agreeing to give the publisher 20% of the copyright, there was actually a reason for that.

Because once you relinquish a portion of the copyright, the publisher will work very hard to find partners and then sell the adaptation rights for film, animation, and other media to them!

Moreover, publishers can also raise their asking prices very high!

Because they frequently sell copyrights, they know very well how much their partners can offer.

However, if you don't choose to give a portion of the copyright to the publisher, they basically won't help you find partners or negotiate prices.

If you don't understand market prices, you won't be able to get high copyright fees at all.

Publishers also won't help you with matters related to partners after you've sold the copyrights.

After all, why should others do these things for you if they haven't received any money?

Shiro Kaede knew he wasn't a superman and couldn't possibly take care of everything.

Let those who know what they're good at do it!

Getting others to help you with things you can't handle yourself is also the first step to making money!

He had also looked up Yamanaka Mori's identity before he came; he was the former chairman of the Writers' Association, and his words carried considerable weight in the industry.

If Shiro Shiro hadn't known that the editor-in-chief of Kodansha was Yamanaka Morio's old rival, and that the two would start cursing at each other whenever they met, and that they were eager to trip each other up every day, he wouldn't have dared to act so rashly!

Fortunately, the final result was still acceptable.

All of this is still within the acceptable range for Shirofumi Kamishiro.

In fact, his final bottom line was really just a 50/50 split plus 50/50 copyright.

After all, acquiring full copyright is really quite difficult.

Even top-tier authors might not be able to do this.

Even if he were to bring up a new person, it would still be somewhat of a stretch for him.

Fortunately, I had previously felt that using only "Journey Under the Midnight Sun" and "Love Letter" as bargaining chips was not enough, so I took the opportunity to write a few more books, such as "One Litre of Tears," "Autumn in My Heart," and "Miracles of the Namiya General Store."

Also, although Shiro Kaede just mentioned that Kodansha has an event where they can obtain full copyrights,

But in reality, it only happened once.

After this event, it's highly likely that we'll need to renegotiate later.

Whether or not a 80/20 split can be negotiated is also a question.

Moreover, the company over there is actually bigger than this one, and its rules and regulations are more clearly defined. He might not actually be able to negotiate this price there.

You might not even get to see the editor-in-chief.

Bai Feng hadn't expected that Yamanaka Morio would agree so easily after hearing that he was going to Kodansha to see the editor-in-chief.

It seems that Yamanaka Morio really doesn't get along with the editor-in-chief of Kodansha, and he definitely won't give away a profitable book to his arch-rival!

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Hey~

The elevator doors slowly opened.

Shiro Shiro returned to the C team office to prepare for signing the contract.

However, for some reason, the leaders of Group A and Group C, as well as Igarashi Chinatsu and Tominaga Kazuji, were all here.

When these people learned that Shiro Shiro had reached an agreement with the editor-in-chief, they were all stunned.

After all, even with a 50/50 split, Shinobu still gets 80% of the copyright!

You should know that this kind of treatment is only available to top authors these days!

Even some top authors don't get 80% of the copyright; they're lucky if they get 50% to 70%.

And how come Shiro Kaede was able to get 80%?

How exactly did he talk to the editor-in-chief?

Igarashi Chinatsu was also very curious and asked directly:

"Kamishiro-kun, how did you negotiate?"

Shiro Shiro shook his head:

"Those are not important."

"Let's sign the contract first."

Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, everyone present, though very curious, could not continue to ask.

Shiro Shiro glanced at the editor-in-chief of Group A and Kazutsukasa Tominaga, wondering why the editors from Group A were also there.

"But why are there so many people here now?"

Group C's leader, Miyu Ota, frowned as she looked at the members of Group A and coldly snorted:

"Kamishiro-kun, you don't need to pay them any attention."

"I've already had my men draft your contract."

"I'll bring it over for you to sign in a bit."

Chinatsu Igarashi nodded emphatically:

"that is!"

Group A's leader, Maruyama Yoji, looked at Kamishiro Shirokaze, stood up, shook hands with him, and smiled:

"Hello, Kamishiro-kun."

"I am Yoji Maruyama, the editor of Group A."

"I've also learned about your situation."

"Although you have already discussed revenue sharing and copyright matters with the editor-in-chief."